Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Barnwell County, South Carolina, April 23, 1983
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries6
Length33 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.17, -81.45) to the end point (33.33, -80.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 23, 1983, 7:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Barnwell County, Bamberg County, Orangeburg County
- Path
- 33 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 6 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 23, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 1983 | F2 | Florida | 15 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Apr 23, 1983 | F1 | Florida | 22 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1983 | F1 | Florida | 10 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1983 | F1 | Florida | 6 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1983 | F1 | Florida | 8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 23, 1983 | F1 | Florida | 3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1983 | F1 | Florida | 8 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1983 | F1 | Florida | 6 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1983 | F1 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1983 | F1 | Georgia | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1983 | F1 | Washington | 3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1983 | F1 | South Carolina | 6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1983 | F0 | Georgia | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1983 | F0 | Washington | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1983 | F0 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.